Rapper Mystikal Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Rape, Property Damage and Drug Possession: Report

Mar. 15, 2025

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Mystikal backstage during Drive-In Concerts Jokes & Jams II at Georgia International Convention Center on September 05, 2020 in College Park, Georgia.

Mystikalpleaded not guilty on Monday to charges accusing the Grammy-nominated rapper of raping and choking a woman, as well as drug possession, at his Prairiesville, Louisiana, home, theAssociated Pressreported.

The New Orleans-based performer’s attorney, Joel Pearce, proclaimed Mystikal’s innocence on all charges following the arraignment in Ascension Parish court in Gonzales, Louisiana.

The two indictments were read aloud in court, though Pearce told the AP he hasn’t gotten his hands on copies. “My client doesn’t even do drugs, so he has absolutely no idea what they were talking about,” the attorney told the outlet of the 51-year-old rapper, whose real name is Michael Tyler.

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BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - NOVEMBER 07: Rapper Mystikal performs onstage during the No Limit Reunion Tour at 2020 Funkfest at Legion Field on November 07, 2020 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Pearce also claimed he doesn’t know what Mystikal’s accuser is accusing him of damaging, though AP reported that the charge refers to her broken Apple Watch band.

Regarding Mystikal’s upcoming Oct. 17 hearing, Pearce said bond may be a point of conversation. He also detailed that prosecutors apparently plan to discuss the rapper’s 2003 guilty plea to sexual battery and extortion.

Pearce did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

At the time, Mystikal was charged with aggravated rape and accused of coercing his hairstylist into engaging in filmed sex acts with himself and two bodyguards. TheTarantulaartist was later sentenced to six years in federal prison, according toBBC News. He was released in 2010 and forced to register as a sex offender in Louisiana,Reutersreported.

“People keep saying it’s his third time to be charged [with rape],” the attorney told AP on Monday, noting that Mystikal admitted guilt to a slighter charge in Baton Rouge. “And in Caddo Parish, after a grand jury indicted him, they un-indicted him.”

Mystikal.Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office

https://www.facebook.com/AscensionSheriff/posts/pfbid0FhA58dzyizGJhWB9msBZbDYBSp485uLMLTFyqTDsTP81SuFm8i6UjjDrMVNmQtaLl MEDIA RELEASE: According to Sheriff Bobby Webre, on July 30, at approximately 11:58 pm, deputies with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to an area hospital in reference to a sexual assault. Detectives interviewed the victim who sustained minor injuries during the attack. Through further investigation, Michael ‘Mystikal’ Tyler was identified as a suspect. He was arrested and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail. He is charged with First-Degree Rape, Simple Robbery, Domestic Abuse Battery – Strangulation, False Imprisonment, Simple Criminal Damage to Property. This is an ongoing investigation. Further details may be limited at this time.

The “Shake It Fast” performer’s bail hearing occurred on Aug. 2, with State District Judge Steven Tureau ruling that the nature of Mystikal’s alleged crime paired with his criminal past and the victim’s fears made for a “clear and convincing” justification not to grant him bail.

“I just don’t think that’s in Mr. Tyler to do that,” the attorney told reporters following the hearing. He claimed Mystikal has been in a relationship with the alleged victim for over two decades and noted that she hasn’t previously accused him of any violence. “So, we need to contact promoters and we need to let them know that he’s not going to be available and do our best to mitigate the damage from this.”

While disappointed with the ruling, however, Maughan also said the rapper likely won’t appeal the bond denial.

source: people.com

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